(225 ILCS 50/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 7407)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-495)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
    Sec. 7. Exemptions.
    (a) The following are exempt from this Act:
        (1) Licensed physicians. This exemption, however, does not apply to a physician's
    
employee or subcontractor who is not a physician.
        (2) Persons who only repair or manufacture hearing instruments and their accessories for
    
wholesale.
    (b) Audiometers used by persons exempt from this Act to dispense hearing instruments must meet the annual calibration requirements and current standards set by the American National Standards Institute.
    (c) Audiologists licensed under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act are exempt from licensure under this Act, but are otherwise subject to the practices and provisions of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 91-932, eff. 1-1-01.)
 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-495)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
    Sec. 7. Exemptions.
    (a) The following are exempt from this Act:
        (1) Licensed physicians. This exemption, however, does not apply to a physician's
    
employee or subcontractor who is not a physician.
        (2) Persons who only repair or manufacture hearing instruments and their accessories
    
for wholesale.
    (b) Audiometers used by persons exempt from this Act to dispense hearing instruments must meet the annual calibration requirements and current standards set by the American National Standards Institute.
    (c) Audiologists licensed under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act are exempt from licensure under this Act, but are otherwise subject to the practices and provisions of this Act.
    (d) Hearing aid technicians are exempt from licensure under this Act but are otherwise subject to the practices and provisions of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)